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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of July 29, 2016 No. 212

About modification and amendments in the Copyright law and the related rights No. 139 of July 2, 2010

The Parliament adopts this organic law.

In the Copyright law and the related rights No. 139 of July 2, 2010 (The official monitor of the Republic of Moldova, 2010, Art. No. 191-193, 630) to make the following changes and additions:

1. In Item and) Article 8 of the word "official documents of normative, administrative or political nature" shall be replaced with words "regulations, other documents of administrative, political or judicial nature".

2. Add Article 23 with part (2-1) following of content:

"(2-1) Term of protection of the piece of music with the text expire in 70 years after the death of one of the following persons, the dead the last irrespective of whether such person the coauthor is recognized: the author of the text and the composer of the piece of music, provided that each of them made the contribution to specially created corresponding piece of music with the text.".

3. To add article 24 after the words "do not restrain" with words in the unreasonable way".

4. In Article 28:

Item j) to state in the following edition:

"j) use of works during the religious ceremonies or national or international official ceremonies organized by bodies of the public power in the educational purposes or for the purpose of promotion without extraction of economic or commercial benefit;";

Item q) to declare invalid.

5. Part (6) Article 29 to recognize invalid.

6. In Item d) parts (1) articles 35 of change concern only the text in state language.

7. In Article 37:

Item d) parts (to declare 1) invalid;

in part (words "the owner or" to exclude 2).

8. In Article 39:

parts (1) and (to state 2) in the following edition:

"(1) the Rights of the contractor to authorship, name and immunity of execution are protected it is termless. The rights of the contractor provided by part (2) Article 33 and Article 37, are protected within 50 years after execution implementation. However:

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